Effects of brush lengths and fiber loadings on the performance of microbial fuel cells using graphite fiber brush anodes

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 35, 2013, Pages 15646-15652

  Liu, Chunmei ^a   Li, Jun ^a   Zhu, Xun ^a   Zhang, Liang ^a   Ye, Dingding ^a   Brown, Robert Keith ^b   Liao, Qiang ^a  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brush anodes; Brush length; Fiber loading; Microbial fuel cell; Performance optimization

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE BIOMASS; BIOMASS DISTRIBUTION; ELECTROCHEMICAL BEHAVIORS; ELECTROCHEMICALLY ACTIVE BACTERIA; FIBER LOADINGS; FUNCTIONAL AREAS; PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATIONS; POWER DENSITIES;

ANODES; BIOMASS; FIBERS; GRAPHITE FIBERS; LOADING; MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS;

BRUSHES;

EID: 84887069774     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.03.144     Document Type: Conference Paper

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